Creating Texture: Using Spoons & Knives Impasto Watermelon Painting Technique #shorts #art #paint

Let's paint a wonderfully textured watermelon on a stretched canvas. The art technique you see here is called Daubism.

Hello Art Family it's Dena Tollefson and I am so glad you are here!

Are you looking to add more movement and texture into your acrylic and oil paintings? In today's video I will show you how I used spoons and palette knives on this abstract pond painting and create a fantastic, low relief sculpture effect in paint as well as a sense of movement.

I am painting with a spoon applying thick slabs of acrylic paint. The technique is identical when you are using oil paint. This painting is on stretched cotton canvas and is named "Mt. Fuji" and is part of my Watermelon Series body of work. I waited until the underpainting was thoroughly dry before adding this texture.

There are many tools you can use to add texture to your artwork. You can use painting knives, palette knives, spoons, cotton buds (Q-Tips), sponges, brushes, your fingers, really anything can be used to make texture.

Palette knives have a flat blade and are normally used to mix paint but you can also apply paint with them
Painting knives have the hooked edge -see that hooked edge when you look from the side? They come in many sizes and shapes, and can make some wonderful textures
Spoons I use two different sizes of spoons in my work. The spoon leaves a soft, wide mark that is difficult to replicate with a painting knife. Remember if you paint with a spoon to not use it for eating

My name is Dena Tollefson and I am a professional, full time artist from Iowa USA. I provide painting tutorials in acrylic, and occasionally watercolor and oil paint. I host fun art challenges to help you stretch your art muscles and meet new like minded YouTubers.

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My sky paintings are my idea of how God created Earth with one breath. Every morning and every evening He creates a new sky for us.

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[fluffypineapple]

Gorgeous painting, gorgeous lady and gorgeous voice!!

[DenaTollefson]

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[my-chemical-romance]

Im so glad I'm here today too! My first time seeing your channel and I instantly subscribed ❤

[koelkastridder]

Wow! Informative and very beautiful 😊❤

[norah]

I'm so glad in here today. god you're pleasant

[verabudavari]

That’s so beautiful ❤ im in love with the painting

[SeaSoulArt]

Wonderful 😮 I can't stop admiring your talent, Dena!
You have an incredible way with colors.❤

[jemwad]

YES I LOVE THIS TECHNIQUE. When i was a kid and didnt know anything about art yet id add candlewax to my paintings to add texture

[vr_dti]

Wow that looks amazing! How long did this painting take you?